Book Discussion on The General Marshall Story

Next is a film produced in 1963 by the U.S. Army. The film titled, “The General Marshall Story” is about World War Two General…
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Next is a film produced in 1963 by the U.S. Army.

The film titled, “The General Marshall Story” is about World War Two General George C. Marshall who during his lifetime served as U.S. Army Chief of Staff, Secretary of State and Defense Secretary.

After World War Two, General Marshall designed the European Recovery Program, which became known as “The Marshall Plan.” In 1953 he received the Nobel Peace Prize for his work to stabilize and rebuild Europe.

This film aired as part of “The Big Picture” series, on ABC television from 1951 through 1975.

The series focused on historic battles, figures and traditions in U.S. military history. close

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*The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.